Imperial Treasure

Chapter 551 - 358: Bridal Chamber, Demon God

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The window was wide open, letting in the breeze, which was somewhat chilly. Both of them had their eyes closed. Outside, moonlight poured in and fell on their tranquil and lovely cheeks—it was the epitome of peace and beauty.

However, if someone were to stand outside the window, or anywhere that allowed a view of that wall, they might see, beneath the slanting light and shadows, the vague outline of a person... protruding as if someone were squatting there...

Unfortunately for them, this wall was right behind their bed.

Even less fortunately, that squatting silhouette seemed to be peering down at them...

The moment they opened their eyes, they would see that protruding face, staring straight at them...

But neither of them opened their eyes; instead, they communicated by writing underneath a cup with their hands.

There’s a ghost in the wall, what kind of ghost?

Ghost or human?

Luckily, Yhan Qingwu was no ordinary girl; she didn’t faint from shock at the first moment or get curious enough to shout out and look at that wall...

She lay quietly with her eyes closed, as if already asleep...

Underneath her hand, she wrote on Sui Yi’s palm, What?

"Dead person"

Dead person? Yhan Qingwu felt a fright, Is there a dead person sealed within the wall?

"Incense, Sorcery, Illusion" Sui Yi wrote another six characters.

After all, both of them practiced martial arts. Being vigilant and having a companion gave them the courage, making it very difficult for them to be affected by the illusion. This allowed them to pretend to be overwhelmed by pain under the influence of the incense and the Sorcery from the dead person’s wall...

Through the vague whispers, they heard a distant, ethereal voice...

"Get up... get up... come out... come with us..."

It was actually Mandarin!

These Miao people clearly knew Mandarin!

They had truly been deceived.

The two showed faint expressions of pain, then threw off their covers and got up... opened the door...

However, the latter had Demon Que by her side when she slept, and now she was holding Demon Que as she walked out...

At the doorway, seven or eight shadows were waiting, all sturdy young men, one of whom was slightly shorter, a teenager, and an old man among them.

The teenager murmured, "Village Chief, why is this woman bringing things out with her?"

Originally speaking in the Miao language, the lad’s merry remarks turned to Mandarin, and just so happened to be overheard by Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu.

The Village Chief was not surprised, "Even if they are under the influence of our Illusion Sorcery, their inherent stubbornness won’t change much, they would bring their most important belongings..."

"I’ll go take a look at it..."

"Tch, don’t mess things up, otherwise if you disrupt my Sorcery, I won’t answer for you!"

The teenager resignedly gave up, wanting to complain, but then a middle-aged man covered his mouth, "Keep it down, boy. If those people notice, it’s all over... Their poison isn’t too deep yet, it would be bad if they woke up now and resisted..."

The teenager let out a muffled sound, pulled away the hand, and whispered with a low chuckle, "Alright, alright, but since I’ve spoken up this time, let me touch those beautiful women... anyway, I won’t break their chastity, so the Demon God won’t blame me."

It seemed that the others agreed... and their laughter was chillingly sinister...

The Village Chief had already led Sui Yi and the others up the hill, one slope after another, following a narrow mountain path; with the Village Chief in front, Yhan Qingwu second, her third, the teenager and a robust man behind. As long as the Village Chief didn’t turn around, nobody would know if Sui Yi opened her eyes.

By the moonlight, she could see the terraced fields of the village, which looked wonderfully beautiful during the day but now, following the narrow mountain path, there were strange stone statues secretly placed along each path, resembling faceless, sitting figures with mouths agape, looking especially eerie under the moonlight. And the place the Village Chief was taking them to seemed to be the mountain’s summit.

The spiral peak was the summit, crowned by stars and moon, with its form obscured by dense woods, leaving it impossible to see whatever lay within...

In any case, it was extremely ominous and eerie.

They reached the summit a quarter of an hour later.

This time, Sui Yi didn’t open her eyes but kept them closed, her expression peaceful as if still deep in sleep...

"We’re here... take them to the bridal room... Start the ceremony, in half a Shichen Chinese Time, the Demon God will come..."

Sui Yi could tell there were many people here, with plenty of footsteps, some light, some heavy, and it seemed there were women too.

The women were busy with something unknown, but the air carried a whiff of intoxicating floral fragrance...

Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu didn’t move; they obediently followed the Village Chief’s instructions and walked on. With a creak, a door opened, and they entered...

Sui Yi used her Magnetic Sensation to scout.

There was just a bed, a table, and a chair...

The table held candle Ingots and large red ’happiness’ characters...

Honestly, their emotions were somewhat tipsy at the moment, torn between laughter and tears.

So, this was a wedding... It seemed rather artistic...

They were not outright violated...

Both sat on the bed, no one bothered about the Demon Que which Sui Yi left woodenly to the side...

A woman came in, said something in Miao language that was incomprehensible but splashed some water on their heads and dabbed their brows...

Sui Yi used her Magnetic Sensation to ensure the water and the woman were harmless before allowing this pretense, as it seemed to be part of the wedding customs...

After all the fuss.

Some people left...

The teenager wanted to stay but was scolded by the Village Chief and left.

It grew quiet again, seeming as if after this half Shichen Chinese Time passed, they simply moved from one bed to another, yes, still lying down, now covered with a large red quilt...

The candlelight flickered, and the two of them were still communicating by writing, quite curious about that Demon God. However, they also knew that caution was the key to longevity and didn’t dare to let their guard down. They decided that if the Demon God didn’t show up in a while, they would make their move... after all, the people like Second Master Gong below still didn’t know the situation.

But it wasn’t even half a Shichen Chinese Time, probably just about ten minutes, when the closed door creaked open, and two people walked in.

One was a teenager, the other a young man; they were chattering in a language unknown to them, presumably Miao. Anyway, they were sneaking around.

After a little while, the teenager approached Sui Yi, and the young man walked towards Yhan Qingwu. Sui Yi could tell their sordid intentions from their expressions alone...

Just as the two men got close to the bed and were about to lift the big red quilt...

Swift as lightning, Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu struck, a hand chopping to knock the two men out cold, then quickly kicked them under the bed.

Hmm, and then they lay back down properly.

A while later, a Miao person came in and mumbled something, apparently looking for the two, but soon left.

After that, no more visitors.

Until the village chief’s so-called half a Shichen had passed...

Sui Yi heard the frequency of the candle flame’s flickering increase a little and cautiously let out her Magnetic Sensation, only to see that the door had been opened without her noticing!

Not a sound.

Without batting an eyelid, she kept her eyes closed... the air felt a bit chilly... her skin cool.

No one? No Demon God...

Sui Yi was suspicious... Yhan Qingwu, without Sui Yi’s lead, dared not move an inch and pretended very convincingly...

But Sui Yi dared not become complacent, suddenly catching a different scent in the air... The smell was becoming stronger and stronger, just like the contents of the Small Leather Pouch...

From above the rafters!

Just as Sui Yi directed her Magnetic Sensation towards the rafters...

She saw a shadow, clinging to the ceiling like a gecko, suddenly plummeting down, aiming straight for them!

To move, or not to move?

Whoosh!

The shadow now hung suspended above them both as if floating in mid-air...

The Demon God?

Truly a demon?

Through Magnetic Sensation, Sui Yi saw the face of the creature... terrifying, it was a human face, but it also bore a three or four parts resemblance to a ghost’s visage, extremely hideous. Its limbs were human-like but covered in black fur... and it was wearing shabby human clothes, making it difficult to discern whether it was man or beast at first glance.

The biggest problem was that it was floating...

All too inconceivable.

Sui Yi was still doubtful when her Magnetic Sensation spread out and she suddenly realized the mystery, leaving her in shock...

As she was inwardly shocked, the Demon God already opened its mouth... Sui Yi could even see the flesh and blood on its teeth...

Splash!

Sui Yi suddenly slapped the quilt upwards!

The quilt covered the Demon God; with a Snapping Kick, boom!

She kicked it, along with the quilt, right into the wall. With a ’puff’, the half-inch-thick cotton quilt was instantly torn to shreds, a terrifying ripping capability that could probably claw through walls.

The Demon God shrieked ferociously, darting towards Sui Yi...

Its speed was as fast as a master with a Hundred-Year Inner Strength.

But Yhan Qingwu threw a Flying Dart, piercing its thigh. It fell to the ground and, seemingly frightened by their combat prowess, let out a low growl before suddenly jumping towards the wall. Weirdly, its body didn’t touch the wall but bounced back eerily...

And the speed was twice as fast as before.

Yhan Qingwu was shocked, and her reaction was a moment too slow... She watched as the Demon God pounced on her, ready to pin her down and tear at her...

Clang~~

Demon Que unsheathed, a flash of cold light...

Directly struck its back...

Spurt!

Blood spouted from nowhere...

Poom!

Sui Yi kicked it in the waist and smashed it against the wall. With quite a lot of Inner Strength used, it was severely injured and unable to stand up.

Clatter, something else hit the ground.

Yhan Qingwu looked...

"What is this!"

On the ground was a fluffy tail with a severed end, oozing lots of fresh blood... about as thick as two thumbs, and eerily its fur color was changing rapidly, finally settling to white.

A two-meter-long snow-white furry tail...

Color-changing?

The Demon God was still screaming miserably, like a pig being slaughtered...

Outside, things were no longer quiet. The Miao people bustled over, thinking there must’ve been some complication, yet none of them dared enter the room...

Until the door opened.

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